I'll be optimistic, and credit Bill Gates with pretty-good intentions on this... ...but why the <bleep/> is he trying to build an experimental reactor in the g

I'll be optimistic, and credit Bill Gates with pretty-good intentions on this... ...but why the <bleep/> is he trying to build an experimental reactor in the government-regulations-from-hell US? Vs. (say) South Korea, which yearns to be a major exporter of nuclear power technology. Or the Netherlands, which has existential reasons to be want carbon-free heat and electricity ASAP.